Holden man arrested after driving 122 mph on I-495

HOPKINTON – For a Holden man, the open road led straight to Framingham District Court.

State police arrested Plutarco Castellanos, 22, after clocking his 2015 BMW 750LI at 122 mph as it weaved in and out of traffic on Interstate 495 on Sunday.

A trooper was stationed in the median near Exit 21A on I-495 North when the speeding car approached around 8:40 a.m. The trooper’s LIDAR, a device that measures speed, said the car was going 122 mph, or 57 mph over posted speed limit of 65 mph, state police said.

“(The trooper) observed the vehicle continue to be driven extremely aggressively and at an unreasonably high speed,” police wrote in a release. “The BMW changed lanes without signalling and passed other cars recklessly. The operator's driving behavior was putting other motorists in significant danger.”

The trooper tried catching up to the car, but did not use the cruiser's lights or sirens to avoid alerting the driver which might have led to further reckless driving.

After nine miles, the trooper caught up to the BMW when it slowed for road construction. Castellanos, of 101 Autumn Court, was arrested near Exit 25 in Marlborough. He was charged with driving to endanger and cited for speeding, a marked lanes violation and failing to use turn signals.

State police filed an “immediate threat” notice with the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which suspends Castellanos’ license immediately. He has to have a hearing with the state to prove he is not a threat before he can get his license back.

At Castellanos’ Framingham District Court arraignment on Monday, he admitted to sufficient facts to the driving to endanger charge. Judge David Cunis continued the case without a finding for three months, placing Castellanos on probation during that time. In addition, Cunis ordered Castellanos to pay the $570 speeding ticket he received.

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